Thursday, September 13, 2007

Ramalan* = Forecast*


Ramalan
= Forecast.

Usage Example: "Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Kewangan Datuk Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah berkata unjuran bagi pertumbuhan ekonomi Malaysia pada kadar enam hingga 6.5 peratus tahun depan, bagaimanapun, merupakan ramalan berhati-hati memandangkan ketidak pastian mengenai kesan ekonomi AS dan dunia." Web6.Bernama.com

Thanks go to Kifli Bujang for providing the following information, and confirmation of the Encyclopedia's hypothesis about weather vocabulary in the Malay Language:

Here's a funny "ramalan" video of a weather forecast, and below is a graphic from Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia, "AKA Jabatan Kajicuaca Malaysia," which means "Malaysian Meteorology Department, per Kifli Bujang.


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Ramalan Cuaca Umum